Car vs Bike - 1098 vs GT-R

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

well thats just embarrassing! haha

[dipshit]

I think the Ducati ST has ABS system already. But probably a lot different from what they might put on a superbike?

Yeah, it's going to be quite different by the sound of it. Standard ABS on a bike doesn't really help with braking when going through a corner.

Ducati are more calling it "traction control for the front".

[dipshit]

Downforce is a tricky thing for bikes to overcome, it caught out a certain V. Rossi when he took a spin in a Ferrari and he was slow in the corners til he got a few pointers on exactly how much faster he could go. More speed = more downforce = more grip = more speed, etc.

It's quite a mind-fuck driving an open-seater when it will fall of a corner at 80mph yet make it through the same corner ok at 120mph.

Tyres getting up to proper temperature and downforce.

[fosham]

Whadya reckon....probably a road nutter, not a good competitive racer? Besides...see the water off the race line/ Good road rider on a damp track on a surface needing grip...yeh, not suprised the car one. Surface favours it, 4 contact points(large) versus 2 contact points (small). But, put a fully competitive race rider on it, a dry track, choice of tyres. Be very interesting. Hmmmmmmm?

[scumdog]

Put four 440ml 12-packs of Woodstock on each and see the difference then..

[LittleJohn]

Interesting to see. Depending on the track but some of the 600's are heaps better through the corners and other tight shit. Would be interesting to see the comparison done on a nice dry track.

Still bikes are so much more fun.

[bane]

did that gtr have the speed limiter removed? since limited via a gps.

just in case anyone was wondering, the commentator gave the answer when he noted the car was doing 125-130mph (autocar is very english, and they still work in mph) into the corner at the end of the straight - therefore no speed limiter.

I see the v-spec GT-R was released by Nissan today (est. 150kg lighter, with better brakes, suspension and turbo response).
Hopefully they will do "bike vs car: v3", v-spec vs 1098r, on a fully dry track.